Kobe, July 8.
The death toll was rapidly mot ing here as crowded hospitals ed that there was little hope for scores of persons crushed by debris when hundreds of houses lapsed under the terrific pressure rushing floods caused by heavy rains and the bursting of reservoirs, it was announced today.
All railway and motor-bus munications between Kobe and Osaka were still disrupted as surging waters ruined the roads and twisted rails" out of place. 4 Repair gangs worked front restore power and water Stores selling oil lamps and A did a roaring business.
With the water practically the deepest in the heart of the business section, business was almost at a standstill.
Despite the destruction caused by the floods andthe unpleasantness of water and mud flowing into houses and shops, the city was in fairly good spirits and was orderly—United ress,
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